New York Military Records Research Guide

American military history in New York started with the establishment of the colonial militia early on in the seventeenth century typically to battle to prevent assaults from native inhabitants. The benefits and value of New York military records in family history research for ancestors that were veterans are obvious but New York military records can also be valuable to researchers whose primary ancestors were not soldiers in any war. Mainly because of the volume of genealogical details covered in quite a few New York military pension records they should not be overlooked during the research process.

Barred and Disallowed New York Claims – The Southern Claims Commission denied these claims by New York citizens seeking compensation for property loss. They were barred or disallowed for a number of reasons. Original data from the National Archives

Civil War Maps – Maps, charts, and atlases depicting battles, troop positions and movements, engagements, and fortifications in New York during the Civil War, 1861-1865.